WITH THE country still facing huge problems due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the destruction left behind by Super Typhoon Odette (Rai), Senator Panfilo Lacson said now is the time for “politics of service, not of interest” after noting that some personalities use disasters as a platform for publicity and describing it as the lowest form of campaigning.
Lacson, who earlier warned against “calamity
politics” did not identify these personalities, but social media posts showed presidential
candidate and son and namesake of Dictator Ferdinand (Bongbong) Marcos and his running
mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte going around areas devastated by the typhoon
distributing food aid to flood victims.
He also thanked the Armed Forces of
the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard for helping deliver relief
assistance to areas hit by the typhoon. On his Twitter account, Lacson noted
the AFP and PCG helped deliver the relief assistance that he sent without
fanfare.
“I thank the AFP and the PCG for providing logistical support to
deliver our relief assistance to the different areas badly hit by typhoon
Odette. It happened, even if I was not there for photo ops. Critics will say,
it’s still politics. Yes, politics of service, not interest,” Lacson said.
He emphasized anew the importance of integrity in public service, where public servants do the right thing even when no one is looking. “This is the politics of service we badly need now,” Lacson said. (Mindanao Examiner)
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